Weather Records on 25 December 1943

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 1943. Highest significance: Goat Rock, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 1943

On 25 December 1943, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 310 daily.
Goat Rock set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 25 December 1943.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 25 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 25 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 25 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 310.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 1943

Top 20 records on 25 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 1943	Goat Rock, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1943	Highland Home, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1943	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Luis Gomes, BR	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Border 3 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Paterson, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Saluda, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Athens, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Macon, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Vernon, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Tuskegee, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Butler, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1943	Talbotton, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 310 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	214
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1